Pakistan cricket team's former skipper Mohammad Hafeez got admission to the University of Karachi’s (UoK) BS Health Physical Education and Sports Sciences (HPESS) program, Friday, and will begin his studies this year. The star all-rounder retired from international cricket in January 2022, ending a career that spanned over 18 years.
Mohammad Hafeez met the Chairman, Department of Health, Physical Education and Sports Sciences, University of Karachi, Prof. Basit Ansari and Vice Chancellor of Karachi University, Prof. Khaled Mahmoud Iraqi was also present on this occasion. During the meeting, the 42-year-old all-rounder said he could not complete his education while playing professional cricket, and now will make full use of the opportunity.
“Mohammad Hafeez expressed that he was delighted to be a part of the country’s largest public sector university and hoped that HPESS would help him in achieving his dreams of pursuing higher education,” a press release issued by University of Karachi (KU) stated, as per reported by GeoNews.
“Meanwhile, the KU VC Professor Dr Khalid Mahmood Iraqi while welcoming Muhammad Hafeez to the University of Karachi said that students would learn a lot from the former captain’s cricketing experience.
“He mentioned that our young generation should also participate in sports as it is essential for mental and physical development. He said that people should learn from the spirit of competition rather than getting jealous of someone’s success.”
After Pakistan's 10-wicket win over India in a T20 World Cup 2021 match, Karachi University had announced a fully paid scholarship for all Pakistani players. As per the announcement made by the university back then, all Pakistani players of the team that defeated India in T20 WC 2021 match are eligible to get free education in University of Karachi (KU).
Mohammad Hafeez played a total of 55 Test matches, 218 ODIs and 119 T20 matches for Pakistan during his illustrious career.